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Product Designer – Senior/Staff

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Biorender

Biorender

201-500 employees

Online platform for creating scientific illustrations

Healthcare
Consumer Software
Education
Biotechnology

Mid, Senior

Remote in Canada

Remote-first with flexibility to work from anywhere in Canada.

Category
Product & UX/UI Design
UI/UX & Design
Required Skills
Data Science
Requirements
  • 4+ years as a product designer on a SaaS product
  • Experience developing, launching, and iterating on a highly ambiguous and broad product surface area that may take multiple months to develop, iterate, and get adoption.
  • Experience leading user research, from planning to execution to synthesis, in order to get clarity on what the best next steps are in order to optimize the success of the product.
  • Experience and track record of building simple user experiences in a complex domain
  • Experience designing scalable user experiences and design systems that support a wide array of functionality and can be easily extended as requirements change and number of features grows
  • Science background is a plus, but is not required. Curiosity and a desire to learn about science and scientists' workflows is a must.
Responsibilities
  • Own the end-to-end user experience of an area of our product and how it integrates with the rest of our product suite.
  • Talk to users and obsess over user feedback and usage data to design user experiences that will create raving fans.
  • Partner with Product and Data Science to determine what will make the product a critical part of industry scientists' software stack.
  • Proactively seek, facilitate, and apply feedback from customers, engineers and cross-functional partners to iterate on designs and foster a culture of design collaboration within your team.
  • Determine if and when product areas or information architecture may need to be revisited in order to achieve long-term success and evaluate the cost-benefit of those tough decisions.
  • Be an active member of the BioRender Product Design team that critiques and drives continuous evolution of the overall design of our product, design system, and design practices.

BioRender provides an online platform for creating scientific illustrations tailored for the life sciences sector. Users can access thousands of pre-drawn icons and templates across more than 30 life sciences fields, allowing scientists, researchers, and educators to produce professional and visually appealing figures efficiently. The platform's user-friendly interface and extensive library help reduce the time and effort needed to create high-quality illustrations for research papers, presentations, and educational materials. BioRender differentiates itself from competitors by focusing specifically on the life sciences and offering a subscription-based model with various plans, including options for larger organizations. The goal of BioRender is to simplify the process of scientific communication by enabling users to create accurate and engaging figures with ease.

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$17.2M

Headquarters

Toronto, Canada

Founded

2017

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

8%

1 year growth

17%

2 year growth

78%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • BioRender's platform significantly reduces the time and effort required to create professional scientific illustrations, enhancing productivity for researchers and educators.
  • The company's focus on life sciences and its comprehensive resources make it a valuable tool for a wide range of clients, from academic institutions to biotech firms.
  • BioRender's innovative approach and continuous updates, such as the Graphical Abstract Contest, demonstrate its commitment to supporting the scientific community.

What critics are saying

  • The niche focus on life sciences may limit BioRender's market potential compared to more versatile illustration tools.
  • Dependence on subscription revenue means that fluctuations in user retention and acquisition could impact financial stability.

What makes Biorender unique

  • BioRender's platform offers a vast library of pre-drawn icons and templates specifically tailored for the life sciences, setting it apart from generic illustration tools.
  • The user-friendly interface and focus on scientific accuracy make it an indispensable tool for researchers and educators who need to produce high-quality figures quickly.
  • BioRender's subscription-based model with various plans caters to different user needs, from individual researchers to large organizations, providing flexibility and scalability.